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SAMUEL H. GARVER, DEGATUR, ILLINOIS.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letterslatent No. 288,224, dated November 13, 1883.

l Application filed January 23, 1883. (No model.) y

To all whom it may concernl Beit known that I, SAMUEL H. Gaarne, residing near Decatur, in the county of Macon and State of Illinois, have invented cer tain neur and useful Improvements in Portable Straw-Stackers, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, such-as will enable any one skilled in the art to which it relates to construct the same.

My invention relates to straW-stackers; and it consists in a portable frame provided with a pivoting strar elevator and a revolving brace-adjuster, by means of which straw may be carried from the thrashing-machine at varions angles, both vertical and lateral, said elevator and brace-adjuster having peculiarities of construction and operation that, with the general construction, will behereinafter 'of an end of thebraceadjusting frame, showing the rack and pinion used to assist in cffecting said adjustment.

c is a frame that carries belt b. c and d are belt-tighteners. e f is a cord and Weight which,

supported bypulleyg, operates belt-tightener d. i1, and are belts. k is a brace hinged to the belt-frame c at its upper end and attached to a shaft that is provided with pinionsp, which Work in rack g/ y. m is the rotating support, in which frame a pivots. n n. are side pieces of the revolving brace-adjuster, each provided with a rack, gl, and a slot, o, in which the pinions and their shaft operate. Z is a rod which connects crank a; with the thrashing-machine. 'w is a pulley for belt t'. t is the bed or portable frame provided with extension e, on which m rests. e is a revolving drum, which supports side pieces, n n, and which is provided with a rim that Works in guides gg. s is a detachable frame that is used to support the beit-carrier a when the same is not in use, and r are loops which secure frame s. q is a lever which is used to operate the pinions in their rack.

Drum z may be provided with' cogs, and a crank-gear attached to frame t to revolve said drum, or levers of various kinds may be used for the same purpose.

The machine, as shown in Fig. l, is in condition for Work. By turning lever q', the pinions may be carried to the opposite end of the rack, when the frame a, will rest on support s. A partial revolution of the drum will change the lateral position of the straw; discharge. By changing the position of the pinions inthe rack the vertical position of the straivdis charge may be varied. Belts h audi run over pulleys ou a shaft in swinging frame or tightener d. fi conveys the motion to the shaft from w, and it carries it onto the roller by Which belt b is operated.

Having thus described a device in which the principlesof my invention are embodied, I claiml. The combination, with portable frame t, of drum z, support m, carrier c, braces k, and frame n, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combinatiomwith frame t, support m, drum z, braces lr, and frame u, of rack y and pinion p, as and 'for the purpose set forth.

SA MUEL H. GARVER.

Attest:

J. D. WALKER, J. F. Brunn. 

